Multiple pocket panel construction



Oct. 21, 1952 I A. LIPSHITZ MULTIPLE POCKET PANEL CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 27, 1950 1 k XM 7 Patented Oct. 21, 1952 STAT E S.

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1 Claim.

This" invention" relates to garments and" more paticularly to the arrangement of pockets there- It is an object of the present invention to provide in a garment a plurality of pockets, spaced one above the other, formed of the panel strip forming a part of the garment, the panel strip being folded several times to provide plural layers of portions of the panel strip and when the panel is stitched into the garment to provide a plurality of pockets spaced one above the other.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a panel construction which is folded to provide a plurality of pockets stitched into a skirt and wherein these pockets can be of varying size with the strip forming the panel being tapered to form the upper part of a skirt portion of a garment or of a skirt by itself, and wherein automatically as the panel is sewed into the skirt the different size pockets will be provided.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide with a panel construction of a garment folded to provide multiple pockets, a fake outwardly formed bead extending parallel with the upper edge of the pocket openings conforming to the upper edges of the top openings to give the appearance of a further pocket and to blend the pocket panels into the styling of the dress.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a pocket construction for garments which is simple, inexpensive to manufacture, durable, saves time and labor in the formation of the same, of pleasing appearance on the garment, compact, provides multiple openings and efficient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a perspective view of a garment having the pocket construction of the present invention embodied therein.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken generally on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken generally on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the extended panel from which the pocket openings are formed.

Referring now to the figures, l represents a skirt portion of a dress having a blouse portion II with sleeves l2 and E3. The blouse portion is fastened to the skirt portion through a waist belt or strap [4. The blouse portion has a top 2* collar l5" and separable and Il secured together by buttons IS.

The skirt portion has front pocket panels 2| and 22 and separable panels 23 and 24 lying below the blouse panels I5 and I1 respectively and separable therewith. The skirt may be secured along the separable panels 23 and 24 in any well known manner, by slide fasteners or hooks and eyes, or by hidden buttons.

The panels 2! and 22 of the skirt portion are formed from long strips 25, Fig. 4, which are folded at their upper ends, as shown in Fig. 2, and along lines 26 and 21 thereof whereby to provide parallel pockets 28 and 29, one lying above the other and adapted to be entered over stitched folds 3i and 32 respectively. These folds are made along lines 33 and 34 indicated and shown in Fig. 4. A false pocket is provided above the pocket 29 by stitching the material together to provide an external fold 35. This fold may be made along the dotted lines indicated at 36 in Fig. l. The fold will lie parallel to the stitched folds 3| and 32.

In order to have the pockets lie at different elevations, rear portion 28 of pocket 28 is made longer than front portion 28". Likewise, in order to have the false pocket fold 35 lie spaced from the stitched fold 32, the back portion 29' is longer than the front portion 29" of the pocket 29. Accordingly, as indicated in Fig. 4, there are provided alternate short and long pocket portions whereby as the panel is sewed into the other panels of the skirt portion, one pocket will be higher than the other pocket, yet be of the same depth, the depth being determined by the front portions 28" and 29" of the respective pockets.

Once the folds have been made to form the pocket, the entire strip will be formed and connected to the other panels by stitchings 31 and 38, Fig. 3, whereby to positively retain the shape of the pockets and to complete the sides of the same.

It will be apparent that by this construction there has been avoided the necessity of providing special pocket openings with separate pockets that have to be stitched into the openings and the openings especially treated to finally support the pockets. It will be seen that by the present construction, the pockets are formed by a simple folding operation and automatically constructed when uniting the panel with the other panels of the garment.

It will be apparent that this pocket construction can be used in other types of garments other than in skirts where it is desired to have front panel portions "i 3 multiple pockets and wherein the panels form a part of the garment.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

A unitary pocket panel for garments comprising a plurality of folds within a panel strip providing for a plurality of pockets, said folds lying at the top and forward edge of each pocket and at the bottom of each pocket, each of said pockets having a short front portion and a long back portion and connecting with the folds, the back portion of the lower pocket serving to space the top of the upper pocket from the top of the lower pocket, said pockets being of the same length whereby the bottom of the upper pocket is also spaced from the bottom of the lower pocket 20 and the folds at the top of the pockets being 4 stitched to provide outwardly-formed stiffened beads and an external false pocket having a stitched external fold lying above the uppermost pocket and at the upper end of the longer portion thereof, said external fold of said false pocket being stitched with stitching generally parallel to the edge of the fold, thereby providing an outwardly extending stiffened bead and spaced from the top of the upper pocket a distance substantially equal to the distance between the top of the upper pocket and the top of the lower pocket to provide a symmetrical appearance.

ABRAHAM LIPSI-IITZ.

Name Date Burton Dec. 9, 1947 Number 

